The Transition and Distribution of Green Land Spaces in Edogawa Ward, Tokyo Metropolitan Prefecture

Abstract

In this paper, the author made clear the transition and distribution of green land space in Edogawa Ward, Tokyo Metropolis. Green land means the earth surface mostly is covered with vegetation. The results of this study are summarized as follows:
1) The productive green land of Edogawa Ward was once all consisted of rice field. However, its north western part faced urbanization, and rice fields in the east and south turned into dry vegetable fields of suburban agriculture.
2) The park green land was set up from the areas near the oldest built-up areas and along main roads.
The park green land is distributed at the following areas:
a) on areas featured by water;
b) at the sites of large-scale apartment houses;
c) in areas recently transformed by land readjustment.
3) There are two types of process in which green land space changes into non-green land space:
a) gradual loss of green land because of urban sprawls;
b) instantaneous transformation as a result of land readjustment. But park green land is created by planning.